prefer
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“At this point in my life and art, I prefer to have my feet firmly on the ground.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Some investors prefer for indexes to wait longer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s tasty, whether you prefer DiGiorno, Totino’s, or Red Baron.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
The United States and Iran have both signalled that they would prefer not to go back to the war that has been on hold since the ceasefire was announced on 8 April.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Others prefer scientific pitch notation, which simply labels the octaves with numbers, starting with C1 for the lowest C on a full-sized keyboard.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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